Senior AI Engineer (TS/SCI + Poly) – Onsite Chantilly

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 164,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks a senior AI Engineer to lead design, development, and secure integration of AI/ML into mission systems on classified networks.

This hands-on leadership role will establish architectural patterns, governance, and standards, while growing a small team and coordinating with government customers. The candidate will work with program leadership, security authorities, and stakeholders to deliver auditable AI capabilities that are compliant in

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph to start.
• Security+CE or IAT Level II or higher certification required to start.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of professional software development experience (or 6+ with a relevant advanced degree), including 3+ years building or integrating ML/AI capabilities.
• Expert-level Python; working proficiency in at least one additional language (JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or similar).
• Demonstrated experience deploying or serving LLMs or ML models in disconnected, on-premises, or government cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain AI-enabled applications and services within air-gapped and government cloud environments.
• Deploy, serve, and tune large language models and ML models on-premises or in accredited cloud enclaves (no external API dependency).
• Design retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines and embedding workflows over controlled data sets, with appropriate data handling and classification controls.
• Operationalize the program's AI governance framework: model capability tiering, use-case approval workflow, rules of engagement, and audit/logging requirements.
• Support security accreditation activities, including AO engagement, RMF documentation inputs, and responsible AI evidence.
• Build and optimize data pipelines feeding AI-driven features; integrate with existing program systems and workflows.
• Establish code quality, testing, and documentation standards for the AI engineering function; mentor mid-level developers as the team grows.
• Brief technical approach and results to program leadership and government customers.

Skills

AI

ML

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Azure Gov / GovCloud

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks a senior AI Engineer to lead design, development, and secure integration of AI/ML into mission systems on classified networks.

This hands-on leadership role will establish architectural patterns, governance, and standards, while growing a small team and coordinating with government customers. The candidate will work with program leadership, security authorities, and stakeholders to deliver auditable AI capabilities that are compliant in